Art, Authors Add Color To Bookstore

April 23, 1993|By SANDRA SCHULMAN, Special to the Sun-Sentinel

Readings, writings and visuals, too -- Books & Books is more than a bookstore, it`s an art gallery and a popular site for book-signings. This month, the lyrical and vibrant watercolors of Fort Lauderdale artist Liora are on display. There will be a reception for author Jill Bauer, who will sign her book, From I Do to I`ll Sue: An Irreverent Compendium for Survivors of Divorce, tonight from 7 to 10. Call 444-POEM or 532-3222.

-- The Talkhouse, at 616 Collins Ave., continues to present great evenings of music. Felicia and the Hotheads perform at 9 tonight, and Saturday folk rockers Joe Ely and Lucinda Williams tear it up, along with Richard Gillewitz. Maria (Midnight at the Oasis) Muldaur settles in for a night on Sunday .

-- Art and about: A visual feast of new gallery shows is now being served on South Beach. The newest photo lab at 506 Washington Ave. is also a photo gallery. It`s called Hot Shots, and their champagne and shrimp opening last Thursday brought out the photo hordes. Themes of color in fashion photography by top names in the business are highlighted on the walls through April. The lab features state-of-the-art laser printing, too ... Ground Level gallery, 922 Lincoln Road, had a splashy opening last Friday with a new art exhibit and live performances by dance companies, a Haitian band and poetry readings ... Down the road a piece, the Jason Rubell Gallery, 700 Lincoln Road, is showing the new strong mythological works by Julian Schnabel. Although the pieces are smaller than his usual billboard-sized canvases, the power and intensity of the colors are striking.

-- From film to food, Bang restaurant has it covered this month. If you bring a ticket stub from the beautiful movie Like Water for Chocolate to Bang through April 30, you`ll not only get a glass of free Mexican wine but a special dinner of mouth-watering recipes from the film. The movie`s premise is how a young girl`s feelings are transmitted through her cooking, and by the end of the film, the audience is both starving and crying. Bang is at 1516 Washington Ave.